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Vendace

Vendace is a small freshwater fish commonly cooked whole, filleted, or smoked.

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About Vendace

Vendace is a small freshwater whitefish with a slender, silvery body and delicate flesh. It is commonly handled as a whole fish or as fillets, and is cooked in a range of everyday fish preparations.

Its flavour is generally mild, with texture that can be tender when fresh and firmer after preservation or cooking. Fresh, frozen, and preserved forms may differ noticeably in moisture, texture, and seasoning.

It is cooked by frying, baking, grilling, or boiling, and may also be smoked, salted, or otherwise preserved. Small vendace are often prepared whole, while larger fish can be cleaned and filleted.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Vendace nutrition & diet

Vendace nutritional value

Reference: Vendace raw

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
135kcal
Protein
19.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
6.5g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Identify whether vendace is served whole, filleted, roe-bearing, fresh, frozen, smoked, salted, or canned. Bones, skin, roe, and trimming affect the edible portion, while smoking, curing, frying, and sauces add preparation-specific ingredients. A reference for plain cooked fish should not be applied automatically to preserved or coated vendace.

Compare the right form: Match references to vendace species, edible portion, and form—fresh or frozen cooked fish, whole fish, fillet, roe-bearing fish, smoked, salted, or canned.

Diet considerations

Vendace is animal-derived fish. Compatibility changes with smoking, curing, dairy sauces, egg washes, flour or breadcrumb coatings, and mixed fillings. Plain cooked vendace differs from fried or stuffed preparations; served grains, potatoes, noodles, or batter can add cereal ingredients and produce portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
Seafood fits this pescatarian definition. Added meat-based stock or other ingredients would need checking separately.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Swedish Food Agency Food Database, 2026-07-01 — 1240 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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